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Gilmore vs Lafe

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (81× in Gilmore) and street grid (3.9× in Lafe).

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Gilmore, ARA small town of 293Arkansas · 293 people
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Lafe, ARHomes around $175KArkansas · 478 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

GilmoreA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsGilmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilmore →
LafeHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home23% below the AR typical home All about Lafe →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails81×
Gilmore has more miles of trail
Gilmore 8.1 miLafe 0.1 mi
Street grid3.9×
Lafe has the more walkable street grid
Lafe 10.4Gilmore 2.7
Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Lafe
Lafe $432Gilmore $244
Average commute6 min
Lafe has the shorter commute
Gilmore 28 minLafe 22 min
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GilmoreLafe
Snow a year2″3″
January low31°F28°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)235d227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th77th
Outdoors & history
GilmoreLafe
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1889
National Register places1—
Archive photos—2
Community
GilmoreLafe
Library hours a week15 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GilmoreARLafeAR
Gilmore ↔ Lafe56 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

GilmoreLafe
People
Population 293Lowest 478Highest
Median age 34.4±12.6Lowest 11% below AR 36.3±9.8Highest 6% below AR
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27%±14Lowest AR: 23.1% 31.2%±3.3Highest AR: 23.1%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±21.2Highest AR: 17.6% 16.9%±3.3Lowest AR: 17.6%
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 8.2%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.6%±13Highest AR: 5.1% 1.9%±3.3Lowest AR: 5.1%
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,583±$25kHighest 35% below AR $36,429±$2kLowest 40% below AR
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $82,400±$13k 56% below AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $775±$229 18% below AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $244Lowest 77% below AR $432Highest 58% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±96.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 70.8%±33.9Highest AR: 44.8%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.3%Lowest AR: 16% 43.4%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest AR: 66.4% 81.4%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 8 yrs newer than AR 1987Lowest same as AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 25% above AR 22 minLowest about the AR average
Work from home 0%±13.4Lowest AR: 8.8% 1.8%±2.3Highest AR: 8.8%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (25%)Paragould (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LafeFew work in Gilmore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 10.4Highest
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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